ASTRO U 124 User manual

U124 16-programme IP / FM converter
U 100 Base unit
Operating instructions

2Operating Manual
U 124 16-programme IP / FM converter
General
Note concerning the U 100-230 base unit:
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursu-
ant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance
with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of
this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will
be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
Caution!
Changes or modifications of the device not expressly approved by ASTRO Strobel Kommuni-
kationssysteme GmbH or any licensed party responsible for compliance will void the user‘s
authority to operate the equipment!
This operating manual was created to provide the relevant instructions for operating the U114. We expressly
recommend reading this manual before installing or operating the device.
The ASTRO company confirms the information in this manual to be correct at the time of printing, but it
reserves the right to make changes, without prior notice, to the specifications, the operation of the device
and the operating manual. The ASTRO company is not responsible for printing errors. The contents of this
operating manual are confidential and protected by copyright. This manual may not be reproduced in any
form - not even in part - without prior written permission from the ASTRO company.
Pictograms and safety instructions
Pictograms are visual symbols with specific meanings. You will encounter the following pictograms in this
installation and operating manual:
Warning about life-endangering situations due to dangerous electrical voltage or non-adherence to this
manual.
Warning about various dangers to health, the environment and material.
Recycling: all of our packaging material (cardboard boxes, accompanying papers, plastic film and bags) is
completely recyclable.
Used batteries must be disposed of at approved recycling points. Batteries must be completely discharged
before being disposed of.
Electronic devices must not be disposed of with household waste, but rather – according to directive
2002/96/EG OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL from 27 January 2003, on waste
electrical and electronic equipment – must be properly disposed of. When they are no longer of use, please
bring these devices for disposal to one of the public collection points for this purpose.
Copyright notice
Some of the software of this product is third-party software, which was developed under several different
licensing conditions. Detailed information concerning the licenses can be found via the Web interface of the
device.
The source code of the free parts of the software is distributed on request for an administration fee.
Please contact:
[email protected]
ASTRO Strobel Kommunikationssysteme
Olefant 1-3
D-51427 Bergisch Gladbach (Germany)
Tel.: [phone]
All other parts of the software of this product are copyrighted by Astro Strobel Kommunikationssysteme
GmbH.
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Table of contents
1 Figures...............................................................................................................................4
2 Introduction........................................................................................................................5
2.1 Description of functions..............................................................................................5
2.2 Safety instructions......................................................................................................5
2.3 Assembly instructions.................................................................................................5
2.4 Potential equalisation / earthing.................................................................................6
2.5 Maintenance and repair..............................................................................................6
2.6 Service tasks..............................................................................................................6
2.7 Technical data for mains supply.................................................................................6
2.8 Installing and coding the backplane...........................................................................7
2.81 Coding the backplane.......................................................................................7
2.82 Installing the backplane....................................................................................8
3 General introduction ..........................................................................................................9
3.1 Connecting the U 124 to a PC / laptop......................................................................9
3.2 The Web browser user interface................................................................................9
4 Login................................................................................................................................10
5 Status...............................................................................................................................11
6 Setting the IP interfaces, IP management and base device...........................................12
6.1 Configuration of the IP interfaces.............................................................................13
6.2 IP management configuration ..................................................................................13
6.3 U 100 settings ..........................................................................................................14
6.4 Saving and loading a configuration, default and reboot...........................................14
7 Configuration of the IP inputs..........................................................................................15
8 Configuration of the HF outputs ......................................................................................17
9 User administration..........................................................................................................20
10 Transport stream (TS) analyzer.......................................................................................21
11 Licencing..........................................................................................................................22
12 Software update / saving and loading a configuration ....................................................23
12.1 Update using a TFTP server for Windows as an example ....................................24
13 System log.......................................................................................................................25
14 Statistics ..........................................................................................................................26
15 Network properties...........................................................................................................27
16 Logout..............................................................................................................................28
17 Technical data .................................................................................................................29

4Operating Manual
U 124 16-programme IP / FM converter
1 Figures
The figures show the U 124 installed in the U 100 base device.
Control
and data wheel, menu switch
Display of management IP addresses,
data IP addresses, status messages, etc.
Status display
Status display
for slots
L = left
M = middle
R = right
P = power supply
Data ports
HF outputs
Fan
Management ports
Mains supply
Earthing connection
Mains supply
Fuse
Mains supply
Earthing connection
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230 V power supply unit:
48 V power supply unit:

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2 Introduction
The instructions in chapter 2 mainly apply to the U 100 - 230 base device.
2.1 Description of functions
The U 100 series is used to convert IP data streams into CATV signals. The U 100-230 base
device can accommodate up to three U 1xx signal converters, as well as up to two U 100-SNTs
for supplying the voltage to the U 1xx signal converters. The U 124 receives up to four video data
streams encapsulated according to the internet protocol (IP) and converts them into up to 16
standardised FM output signals.
2.2 Safety instructions
Disconnect both mains plugs before opening the device!
The device must not be opened - for exceptions, see the maintenance and repair, and the service
tasks! Power supply units must not be opened!
The device must be connected to a power supply with an earth contact, and should be positioned
close to the mains socket.
The electrical system supplying current to the device, e.g. a house installation, must incorporate
safety devices against excessive current, short-circuiting and earth leakages in accordance with
EN 60950-1.
Both mains plugs are used to disconnect the device from the mains, therefore they must be
easy to access and use at all times. The device is already in operation when one power unit is
connected to the operating voltage. When the second power unit is also put into operation, one
of the power units runs in idle mode as long as the other unit is supplying power to the device.
The device may only be repaired by sending it to ASTRO along with a precise description of the
error.
Displays indicate the status of the device operation, as well as the existence of DC voltages
separate from the mains that are supplying the components of the device. However, operation
displays that are not lit up in no way indicate that the device is completely disconnected from the
mains or is voltage-free.
Read carefully:
EN 60 728 – Part 11, Safety requirements / No service tasks during electrical storms!
2.3 Assembly instructions
The U 100 base device may only be mounted using guide rails! If the device is only fastened by
means of the screws in the front panel, this will damage the base device!
The outputs of the signal converter must not be operated without connecting a combining network
or terminating impedance!
Protection from environmental factors:
The device must only be connected and operated in dry rooms. It must not be exposed to spray-
ing or dripping water, or to similar phenomena. If condensation appears, wait until the device is
completely dry. Objects containing liquid must not be placed on top of the device.
The permitted ambient temperature range is 0 … 45°C (ETS 300 019-1-3 class 3.1).
Mounting environment:
The device is designed for operation in, preferably, metallically conductive 19" racks with suffi-
cient air convection. It should be operated away from heat radiation and other heat sources. The
device my only be installed in rooms in which the permitted ambient temperature can be adhered
to, even under changing climatic conditions. To avoid trapped heat, it must be freely ventilated
on all sides. You absolutely must avoid mounting the device in a niche or covering the ventilation
openings.